unvaxxed
adjective
un·vaxxed
ˌən-ˈvakst 
variants
or less commonly unvaxed
: not having received a vaccine : unvaccinated
unvaxxed students
New York City's Covid vaccine mandate has barred the unvaxxed NBA superstar from entering Brooklyn's home arena on game days.—
Brandon Contes
Brandon Contes… there are many who still tread cautiously in a world where the unvaxed walk amongst us …—Judith Marks-White
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There are unvaxxed people in this building already.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
Full vaccination is all but mandated to enter this Olympic thunderdome; unvaxxed athletes and staff were required to complete a three-week quarantine upon arrival in Beijing.
—Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2022
But, many unvaxxed will lie about it.
—Jordan Lebeau, Quartz, 3 May 2021
The drug is now authorized for use in vaxxed and unvaxxed patients alike.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022
That means several unvaxxed Red Sox won’t be making the roadie to play the Jays, including starting pitcher Tanner Houck.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2022
Though the title sounds like the social distancing battle cry at a family reunion packed with unvaxxed cousins, this is a warm, goofy musical set in Minnesota, dontyaknow?
—oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2022
Big unvaxxed spots are located near the northern suburbs, in the far east and west, and south of Interstate 20.
—Dallas News, 30 Sep. 2021
Delta won’t let unvaxxed workers fly under the radar.
—Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
Full vaccination is all but mandated to enter this Olympic thunderdome; unvaxxed athletes and staff were required to complete a three-week quarantine upon arrival in Beijing.
—Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2022
But, many unvaxxed will lie about it.
—Jordan Lebeau, Quartz, 3 May 2021
The drug is now authorized for use in vaxxed and unvaxxed patients alike.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022
That means several unvaxxed Red Sox won’t be making the roadie to play the Jays, including starting pitcher Tanner Houck.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2022
Though the title sounds like the social distancing battle cry at a family reunion packed with unvaxxed cousins, this is a warm, goofy musical set in Minnesota, dontyaknow?
—oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2022
Big unvaxxed spots are located near the northern suburbs, in the far east and west, and south of Interstate 20.
—Dallas News, 30 Sep. 2021
Delta won’t let unvaxxed workers fly under the radar.
—Francesca Fontana, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2021
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“Unvaxxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaxxed. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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unvaxxed
adjective
un·vaxxed
variants
also unvaxed
: not having received a vaccine : unvaccinated
We've already reached 800,000 deaths in America, … where unvaxxed victims are about five times as likely to die as their fully vaxxed counterparts.—Marcus Hayes, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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